Piper PA-28-161 N2220Y
11 November 1983 · Albion, Nebraska, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 11 November 1983 at about 17:30 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N2220Y was involved in an accident near Albion, Nebraska, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Albion, Nebraska, United States
- Coordinates
- 41.6794, -98.0005
- Aircraft
- Piper PA-28-161
- Registration
- N2220Y
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Lincoln → Valentine
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- MKC84FA019
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT COLLIDED WITH A TV TRANSMITTER TOWER GUY WIRE. WITNESSES STATED THAT CLOUDS WERE OBSCURING THE TOP OF THE 1,134 FT TALL TOWER. THE ACFT WAS ABOUT 750 FT AGL WHEN THE COLLISION OCCURRED. THE TOWER WAS NOT EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS. MARGINAL VFR CEILINGS WERE FORECAST.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Piper PA-28 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 May 1983 | Piper PA-28-180 | Delphi, Indiana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Aug 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Winslow, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 4 Jun 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Big Lake, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Belen, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Apr 1983 | Piper PA-28-140 | Lebanon, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 11 Oct 1983 | Piper PA-28-181 | Poughkeepsie, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
All 9,402 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Nov 1983 | Cessna T337E | Kimball, Nebraska, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32RT-3 | Millard, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 6 Jun 1983 | Cessna 320E | Minden, Nebraska, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1983 | Aero Commander 100 | Sargent, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1983 | Piper PA-32-301 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jun 1983 | Cessna 152 | Neligh, Nebraska, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |